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Austin County Records
Available on Microfilm from George Memorial Library

Please note that microfilmed records are available for loan to libraries only, not to individuals. Contact your local library to arrange an interlibrary loan of the material you wish to borrow. Your request should include the specific reel numbers for the microfilm you wish to use, as well as the name of the county and lending institution.

BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS, MINUTES, 1838-1855
Index: Each volume was individually indexed.
Note: The index at the beginning of Volume 2 was not applicable to these volumes but was an index to Probate Minutes 1830-1840.

Reel 1838536
1838-1855 Vol. 1
1838-1855 Vol. 2

CENSUS RECORD, 1850, 1858
Note: One page of the each original schedule has been included for column headings; otherwise, the census records were transcribed. The 1850 U.S. Census listed all members of household; the 1858 State of Texas census only listed heads of household.

Reel 1838537
1850 Austin County, U.S. Census
1858 Austin County, State of Texas Census

COLONIAL RECORDS, 1824-1837
Notes: (a) This record contained a mixture a different instruments including bills of sale, naturalizations, estates, bonds, powers of attorney, wills and deeds. (b) Item One contained the names of many of the original settlers in Austin's Colony and in the town of San Felipe de Austin. (c) Item Two, predating Item One, contained some documents signed by Stephen F. Austin as acting Judge over the colony. (d) Both items contained water-stained and/or torn pages.

Reel 1839484
1833-1837 Item 1
1824-1832 Item 2

COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES, 1849-1866
Index: Each volume was individually indexed.
Note: There are two indexes in Volume D: the one in the front indexes the minutes and the one in the back lists naturalizations but no specific names are listed; therefore, you must search (Naturalization) Record of Foreign Citizenship for the specific names.

MISCELLANEOUS RECORD, 1849-1865
Index: Each volume was individually indexed.
Note: Consisted of various instruments filed with the county clerk, including bills of sale for slaves and property, wills, crop liens, marriage contracts, deeds of trust, chattle mortages, bonds, and powers of attorney.

(NATURALIZATION) RECORD OF FOREIGN CITIZENSHIP, 1854-1877
Index: Each volume was individually indexed.
Notes: (a) The index in this volume also indexes the naturalizations contained in the Commissioner's Court Minutes, Volumes C & D (which were sometimes referred to as the Police Court Minutes) as well as the Probate Court Minutes Volumes B through G. (b) The WPA Naturalization Index seem to refer to these volumes; however it appears neither the Probate Minutes or the Commissioner's Court Minutes Indexes contained any refernce to these naturalizations.

Reel 1838536
1854-1877 Vol. 1

PROBATE MINUTES, 1837-1919
Index: For an index to the Probate Minutes, 1837-1977, request Reel 1017519.
Note: There were two volumes labeled "C" in the Probate Minutes.

(PROBATE) SUCCESSION RECORD, 1837-1919
Index: Use indexes to the Probate Minutes.
Note: There was no Volume G or J in the Succession Record.

Reel 1017520
1837-1838 Vol. A
1838-1841 Vol. B
1841-1866 Vol. C

Reel 1017521
1846-1852 Vol. D
1849-1853 Vol. E
1851-1855 Vol. F

Reel 1017522
1853-1860 Vol. H
1855-1858 Vol. I

Reel 1017523
1858-1862 Vol. K
1860-1866 Vol. L

Reel 1017524
1861-1866 Vol. M
1863-1866 Vol. N

Reel 1017525
1864-1877 Vol. O
1866-1867 Vol. P

Reel 1017526
1868-1875 Vol. Q
1869-1895 Vol. R

Reel 1017527
1870-1895 Vol. S
1872-1879 Vol. T

Reel 1019260
1876-1880 Vol. U
1879-1889 Vol. V

Reel 1019261
1884-1892 Vol. W
1892-1903 Vol. X

Reel 1019262
1883-1888 Vol. Y
1892-1903 Vol. Z

Reel 1019263
1895-1905 Vol. 1
1897-1907 Vol. 2

Reel 1019264
1901-1910 Vol. 3
1895-1907 Vol. 4

Reel 1019265
1905-1908 Vol. 5
1908-1919 Vol. 6

Reel 1019266
1912-1916 Vol. 7
1915-1919 Vol. 8

Reel 1822330
1917-1919 Vol. 9
1919-1924 Vol. 10
1921-1923 Vol. 11

Reel 1822734
1923-1925 Vol. 12

OFFICE OF THE DISTICT CLERK

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL CASE PAPERS, 1839-1940
Index: Use the Index to Civil Minutes to access case numbers.
Notes: (a) Only the following types of cases were filmed: application to sell property without spouse consent; divorce; name change; naturalization; partition of estate; removal of disability of a child. (b) Some case papers were divided between consecutive reels; therefore, when searching those cases, be sure to search both reels.

Reel 1838539
1839-1867 #95 to 1808

Reel 1838808
1867-1876 #1808 to 2749

Reel 1838809
1876-1883 #2749 to 3064

Reel 1838810
1883-1894 #3064 to 3492

Reel 1839046
1894-1900 #3492 to 3769

Reel 1839047
1900-1905 #3769 to 4054

Reel 1839048
1905-1910 #4054 to 4394

Reel 1839049
1910-1915 #4394 to 4686

Reel 1839050
1915-1919 #4686 to 5883

Reel 1839051
1919-1924 #5883 to 6165

Reel 1839222
1924-1928 #6165 to 6475

Reel 1839223
1928-1933 #6475 to 6886

Reel 1839224
1933-1938 #6886 to 7266

Reel 1839225
1938-1940 #7266 to 7403

DISTRICT COURT, CIVIL FEE BOOK, 1875-1912
Index: Each volume was individually indexed.
Note: The Fee Books were filmed in order to help resolve some possible indexing problems as well as to account for some missing Case File numbers.

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL MINUTES, 1841-1949
Index: For General Index to Civil Minutes request the following reels:
Reel 1838539
1839-1930 Index Vol. 1
Reel 1838537
1930-1988 Index Vol. 2
Reel 1838539
1839-1870 Reverse Index to Civil Minutes
Notes: (a) Since the Civil Minutes and Civil Record Books were all labeled as "Minute Books", discernment was needed to determine which records were indexed; therefore, the index which was previously filmed on Reel 1019285 has been refilmed along with the changes made since the first filming. (b) There was no Volume J in the District Court Civil Minutes. (c) Vol. O contained mostly Tax Suits and there was a small index for pages 276-336. The actual case papers were filed in the volume. (d) Vol. A also contained an index to Volumes A & B.

(NATURALIZATION) DECLARATIONS OF INTENTION, 1881-1917
Index: For a WPA index to naturalization records, 1855-1936, request Reel 1019284.
Notes: (a) Volumes whose numbers were placed in parathenses were considered "unmarked binder" in the WPA Index. (b) Certificates #316 and 317 were filmed with Statement of Facts for Declarations of Intention. (c) An unmarked folder was filmed before Vol. (2) which contained a Declaration of Intention for Anton Havland, 1911. Certificate #324 regarded this same individual and was located in Vol. (4).

NATURALIZATION PAPERS, STATEMENT OF FACTS FOR DECLARATIONS OF INTENTION, ca. 1910-1930
Index: For a WPA index to naturalization records request Reel 1019284.
Notes: (a) In the WPA Index these papers are referenced as "loose papers". (b) Papers are arranged alphabetically by surname. (c) Some individuals immigrated as early as ca. 1862 but papers were not filed until ca 1910-1930.

Reel 1839226
ca. 1910-1930 A-Z

(NATURALIZATION) PETITION AND RECORD, 1907-1938
Index: For a WPA index to naturalization records request Reel 1019284. There was a partial index within each volume.
Notes: (a) Occasionally, names were indexed in WPA Index which were not indexed in individual volume. (b) Last page of volume 2 contained an application for Ed Winkler (Vinkler) whom also had a spoiled petition on page 77 of Vol. 2.